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Our Temptation

Genesis 3:1-6  Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?  (2)  And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:  (3)  But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.  (4)  And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:  (5)  For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.  (6)  And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

James 1:13-15  Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:  (14)  But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.  (15)  Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

Introduction:       Genesis Chapters One and Two give us the account of the beginnings of God’s creation, at least that part of it that God would have us to know. 

              Included is a brief history of the plan and purpose of His creation.  God created man, and then formed him of the dust of the ground, breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and placed him in the Garden of Eden.

              When considering these scriptures, or any other for that matter, remember the following four im­portant things.

              (1)          God is sovereign and has done what He did according to His Own plan and will.             [per­fectly]

              (2)          Man has been made a free moral agent [being] and has, as such, the ability of  making his own choice,     

                             whether it be according to the will of God or not,   whether it be good or bad, or in-between.

              (3)          Man is never to question that which God  has done, is doing, or does in the future

                                                                                         

(Romans 9:20)  Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

            (4)          Everything in the Bible is NOT

                            a.           Understood,

                             b.           Ex­plained, or

                             c.            Interpreted, but

                             d.           Must be accepted by FAITH and   believed

                                                                                                                       

(Hebrews 11:1-3)  Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen  2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

(Hebrews 11:6)  But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

I.            MAN'S TEMPTATION AND FALL INTO SIN!               (vv 1-6)

                       

(2 Corinthians 11:13-15)  For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.  14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.  15  Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

            A.           The Submission of The Serpent Unto Satan             (v 1)

                        1.           Satan, Through The Serpent,

              Questions the Word of God                          (v 1)

              i.            He casts a shadow of doubt  upon God's Word, and

              ii.           He adds to God’s Word also          (v 4)

II.           EVE IS TEMPTED TO SIN BY SATAN                             (vv 2-5)

                       

(2 Corinthians 6:14-17)  Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?  15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.  17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.

            A.           Eve learned that one can't

                             1.           Play with snakes and                                                                  

                                          i.              Not get bitten,

                     2.           You can't play with sin and not get trapped,

                             3.           You can't play with fire

                                           i.            Without getting burned                  (v 6)

                             4.           Eve also learned that one can't fool around with temptation and

                                    i.            Not yield to it

(1 Corinthians 10:13)  There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

            B.           Eve's Fellowship With The Serpent Brought            

                             1.           Flesh­ly lust    [Desire]

                                           i.            Fellowship with SIN always does this

(2 Corinthians 5:17-18)  Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.  18  And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

                        2.           Eve saw

                                           i.            She lusted [desired to have]

                                           ii.           She took

                                           iii.          She ate

III.         EVE GAVE UNTO ADAM                                         (v 6)

              A.           We always take others into sin with us.

                             1.           Misery loves company!

             

              B.           Eve's Disobedience was DELIBERATE.

                             1.           God Had Said "DON'T"

                                           i.            And She DID

(James 4:7)  Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

CONCLUSION: So what have we learned from this Bible story.  Without following God’s commands the Garden (Heaven) is out of our reach. 

God’s will (His command) is that we accept His Son and willing, with a true heart confess His name (Jesus) to others that Garden heaven is ours.

(Hebrews 10:22)  Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

(John 3:16)  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

(Romans 10:9)  That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Isn’t it amazing, that Adam and Eve were in the very presence of our Lord and Savior, the pre-incarnate Jesus.

Talked with Him daily, knew Him, knew what He told them to not do and what they could do.  There only bounds was “the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.”  They were told NOT to eat of that tree.  Only one law, one crime, one sin and what did they do?

You and I have ten laws, and we do not have access to that tree, yet, because Adam ate of it, we now have eaten of it.  So we have ten times the requirements Adam and Eve had, yet they had a million times more freedom than you and I have.

Those 10 laws prohibit us greatly in respect to Adam and Eve and all the predecessors to the Mosaic Law.

Yet all God ask of you is to accept His Son and follow to the best of your ability those 10 laws.

Your salvation rests on nothing more than the amount of faith God will give you to accept His Son as your Saviour.

Remember, because of Adam you are a sinner, and because of Adam and Eve we were sons of the devil.  Born into a sinful wicked world, born of the devil himself.

You can change that, God has given us a way out, away to no longer be born of the devil.

(Romans 5:8)  But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

God took His love off of Christ and put it on us, even though we were sinners and Jesus wasn’t a sinner.

(Romans 6:23)  For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

If we stay with the devil, death an everlasting death in hell, whereas if we accept the gift of God, Jesus, then we have eternal life with God in Heaven with God and His Son Jesus.

(Acts 2:21)  And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Just call on His name in sincerity with faith and belief, salvation is then yours.

You don’t have to know the Bible, you don’t have to do tricks or answer a lot of questions, just call on His name.

(Romans 10:9)  That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Confess within your heart, and then confess to men, tell others what God has done for you.